From: whit3rd on 23 Apr 2010 00:07 On Apr 21, 1:13 pm, Adam Funk <a24...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I haven't yet tried to explain to my daughter that when I was > > her age that flip-flops were electronic circuits. and that the output is a Q (queue) and is thus compatible with a holding pen...
From: legg on 23 Apr 2010 19:21 On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:48:09 -0700 (PDT), Rich Grise on Google groups <richardgrise(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On Apr 21, 4:57�pm, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My- >Web-Site.com> wrote: >> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:31:50 -0400, PeterD <pet...(a)hipson.net> wrote: >> >On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:13:55 +0100, Adam Funk <a24...(a)yahoo.com> >> >wrote: >> >> >>glen herrmannsfeldt wrote: >> >> >>> And when was it that the beach wear started to be called flip-flops? <snip> > >In the 1960's, those foam rubber sandalish things were called "shower >shoes." ;-) > >Cheers! >Rich Actually, they were (also) called 'thongs', refering to the toe-wedge. It would also be misunderstood, nowadays. RL
From: Adam Funk on 21 Apr 2010 16:13 glen herrmannsfeldt wrote: > And when was it that the beach wear started to be called flip-flops? > > I haven't yet tried to explain to my daughter that when I was > her age that flip-flops were electronic circuits. http://xkcd.com/730/ (just SW of the arena) -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
From: Tim Williams on 23 Apr 2010 18:59 "legg" <legg(a)nospam.magma.ca> wrote in message news:qga4t592r3r9n8obetdp9vk1drbn3rbn2g(a)4ax.com... > Actually, they were (also) called 'thongs', refering to the toe-wedge. > It would also be misunderstood, nowadays. "Jesus took off his thongs and..." "Whoa, Jesus was progressive, but I didn't know he was *that* progressive..." Tim -- Deep Friar: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms
From: krw on 21 Apr 2010 18:53
On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:13:55 +0100, Adam Funk <a24061(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >glen herrmannsfeldt wrote: > >> And when was it that the beach wear started to be called flip-flops? >> >> I haven't yet tried to explain to my daughter that when I was >> her age that flip-flops were electronic circuits. > > >http://xkcd.com/730/ > >(just SW of the arena) Looks like a flux capacitor due west. |